The Jefferson County (Missouri) Library seeks
to spark interest in Jefferson County history by sharing its historical
photographs on Flickr, a popular photo-sharing service. The wide range of
photographs offers a compelling look at how Jefferson County residents lived and worked in
the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Currently, the collection features
more than 300 photographs. They are arranged in sixty-eight sets. The images
showcase the rich legacy of Jefferson County towns, schools, churches,
organizations, and agricultural heritage.
“People enjoy viewing historical
photos of their home town,” explained Christine Merseal, Genealogy Library
Specialist of the Northwest Branch, who went on to say, “Individuals have
donated these photographs over the years to the library. Local historian
Della Lang has been a major contributor. She has donated wonderful images of
the past. The library has also obtained photos from patrons who have one or two
pictures of an ancestor in front of a one-room school house or a photograph
of their family farm.”
The Special Collections department at the
Northwest Branch is seeking additional photographs to add to their online
collection on Flickr. A signed release of any photograph donated is required.
Please contact Christine Merseal at 636-677-8186 or cmerseal@jeffcolib.org. Currently, the Jefferson County
Historical Photo Collection can be found at www.flickr.com/photos/jeffersoncountylibrary/sets/
and linked to the Jefferson County Library website at www.jeffersoncountylibrary.org.
(Thanks to Christine Mearsal for sharing this information with us!)
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